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Joe Biden: “Let me be very clear, things are going to continue to get worse before they get better. The death toll will likely top…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2021
Let me be very clear, things are going to continue to get worse before they get better. The death toll will likely top 500,000 next month for the past year, we couldn`t rely on the federal government to act with the urgency and focus and coordination we needed. And we have seen the tragic cost of that failure. Our national strategy is comprehensive. It`s based on science, not politics. It`s based on truth, not denial and its detail. Our national plan launches a full-scale wartime effort to address the supply shortages by ramping up production and protective equipment, syringes, needles, you name it.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
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msnbc.com

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Biden discusses the challenges ahead in managing the pandemic and outlines his administration's comprehensive national strategy.

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